Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2 The rUDLISHEl EDITED President Nixon's a imports is hardly a " the ever-increasing flo United States If you doubt this, t If imported textiles rato tVinv on m n it-* /-J 11 they will amount to entire year. Last year of imports. Latest figures for t ports amounted to 3.0 of 43 per cent over th The value of imp* months was $1.17 bill only $347 million. This of $820 million in tex last year. Nearly 60 per cent first half of 1971 cam and Taiwan. These fc textile shipments to th The United States < tries, such as Japan, portation of textiles, to imports from any c< The Common Mar tions. Ten European < ments with Japan on has the only unlimited oince ine ly^us it a noble objective. It United States is the suing it. The solution the t< reasonable one. It w market satisfied by in to provide for the gi the growth of the ma Isn't this fair enouf Clothmaker D MONTHLY DY CLINTON MILLS flY MACK PARSONS. EXT. 84 4JAVTAG00D J^tas TIGHTJ ? ~ ction in imposing a 10r/c surtax on drop in the bucket" in controlling w of foreign made textiles into the ake a look at the figures below: keep coming into the U. S. at the ring the first six months of 1971, 6 billion square yards during the 's total was 4 billion square yards he first six months show that im2 billion square yards, an increase e same period in 1970. >rtcd textiles during the first six ion, compared to U. S. exports of ; means the U. S. has an imbalance tile trade, 50 per cent higher than of the textile imports during the ie from Japan, Hong Kong, Korea >ur countries have increased their e U. S. by 46 per cent this year, rannot export to a number of counwhich simply do not permit imTheir borders are virtually closed suntry, including the United States. ket countries have quota restric:ountrics and Canada have agreetextile imports. The United States I import market in the world, has been felt that free trade was is still noble objective, but the only country in the world pur?xtile industry is looking for is a ould limit the proportion of the iports, to do this by category, and ov/th of imports proportionate to rket. [h? r f f** r MP % I / i I../ Dixon Ean 1 Norman Dixon, son ol received his Eagle Scout F during a recent Boy Scout Norman Dixon, son ol Mrs. Bailey Dixon, recent scout in tne tsoy Scouts. / of Norman and his Scoutrc of Merit Badges which ; accomplishments in scoutii There are 21 Merit Bad) Scout. Eleven are mandat left to the scout's own ch< T* x Wallp Evan W. Wallen. No. 2 retired September 4 after continuous service with C He is shown receiving employees from J. E. Bra IT'S STILL If you haven't alreadj Fund Drive, there is still ti will not begin until Novem cash or give through pa departmental United Fund Remember, one gift wo CLOTHMAKER M ' ^ : 1 ^ is Eu<rlc Badge [ Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Dixon, Badge from Mike Turner, left. Court of Honor. f Director of Engineering and ly advanced to rank of Eagle Vs seen in the above photograph laster, he has a full complement :ire symbolic of his numerous "?g*es required to become an Eagle ory and the remaining ten are oosing. i 7 fi Ri>tir/>s Cloth Room Stitcher Operator, having almost seventeen years linton Mills. a gift on behalf of his fellow tswelL TIME TO GIVE r /""* 1 i 4 ~ ? T ? :i ?1 iu iiic V.1IUHHI uilllt'U me to do so. Payroll deductions her 1. If you want to contribute yroll deductions, contact your I solicitor now. irks many wonders.